bewildered
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5.3
- adjective
- /bɪˈwɪldərd/
- Bewildered and a little miserable.
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Watch on YouTubeI would have felt less ashamed, less bewildered and less alone.
- I would have felt less ashamed, less bewildered and less alone.
- And then people are playing detective on it suggests that they are truly bewildered as to what's going on.
- You know, in Europe, they're bewildered when they come over here with sales tax, right?
- Otherwise I'd be confused and bewildered.
- And I was just bewildered at how short the sleeve measurement was because I was measuring it from the shoulder.
- She destroyed me, I finished, humbled, bewildered and mildly aroused.
- He talks about this as a bewildered calm that that takes place on our part.
Examples
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Bewildered eyes moved to Eleanor.
Fiction book (2000) -
Bewildered trappers stared blankly at MacDougal as he stumbled through the debris and climbed over the side of the boat, rifle in hand.
Fiction book (1994) -
And we're a little bit bewildered and unsure.
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I would have felt less ashamed, less bewildered and less alone.
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And then people are playing detective on it suggests that they are truly bewildered as to what's going on.
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You know, in Europe, they're bewildered when they come over here with sales tax, right?
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Bewildered, dazed, I tried a third time.
Fiction book (1990) -
Bewildered children have staggered in and out of assorted homes in Ripley.
Fiction book (1991) -
Bewildered, even somewhat disappointed, the boy presumes this is but the eye of the storm, and, anxious to get a hint of the torments he will next have to endure, he sneaks out after midnight to read the diary for what he's certain will be the last time ever.
Fiction book (1995) -
She looked bewildered when she realized she had forgotten her lines during the performance.
Synonyms
762
1.3
Not able to think clearly or understand what is happening
625
1.0
Confused and unsure what to do or where to go
68
3.0
Unable to understand something because you feel confused
51
4.2
Not knowing what to do or say
48
3.9
Feeling confused when you cannot understand something
30
5.1
Feeling confused because you do not understand something
26
4.9
Confused and unsure because different ideas or instructions do not agree
18
5.4
Confused and not in clear order so hard to understand
17
5.9
Not able to understand what is happening and feeling puzzled
13
7.3
Confused and unable to think clearly
13
6.7
Unable to understand what is happening
10
6.8
Confused and not sure what to do
10
7.4
Confused and unable to think clearly
7
6.8
Feeling very confused and not able to understand something unexpected
7
8.1
Not able to understand what is happening or what to do
6
9.9
Confused and unable to think clearly after something unexpected
5
8.9
Very surprised and confused so you do not know what to say or do
4
6.9
Feeling confused and uneasy because something surprised you
1
5.1
Feeling confused or lost about your place among others
1
9.6
Confused and unable to think clearly
Confused and not sure what to do
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
bewildered = bewilder (semi-transparent) = be + wilder + ed
Formed by standard past-participle/adjectival '-ed' from the verb 'bewilder' (be- + wilder).
Etymology
Bewildered is made from be- plus wilder, which is related to the common word wild and once meant 'to lead into the wild'. So, to be bewildered is to feel 'lost' or 'confused', as if you have been taken away from what you know and do not know what to do.